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Just
after
hearing
the
report
of
the
reluctunce
of
the
San
Diego
church
to
sanction
the
purchase
of
the
Loma
Linda
prorerty,¥
there
came
a
severe
test
of
faith
to
those
who
had
cocunred
the
responsibility
of
carrying
Loma
Linda
until
it
shonld
be
decided
who
ultimately
should
be
responsible
for
it.
The
Conference
Committee
at
the
first
meeting,
in
the
Los
Axyreles
church
had
inferred
that
they
would
assume
the
obli-
gation
providins
the
delegates
re
ppesent
ing
all
the
churches
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But
before
a
final
meeting
oi
all
the
deizgatrs
could
be
c:lled
to
decide
the
matter,
another
$4,000
vo
wish
be
mised
and
paid
in
to
the
azent
to
couplete
ihe
rirst
payeent
or
We
should
fall
in
carrying
out
our
part
of
the
con-
tract.
In
that
case
we
would
lose
the
$1.000
already
paid
in,
sad
the
oroparty
mizh%
be
nlaced
beycnd
the
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of
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the
vieinity
of
San
Diego
had
borne
heawv:
financial
burdens
in
the
securing
and
equipping
of
the
Paradise
Valley
Sanitarium.
This
wz2c
still
being
maintained
and
develope
without
Qonference
support.
The
Conference
had
given
i1ts
suuport
zr1
influsrnce
to
the
Clzndale
institution,
and
it
was
natural
that
the
Lreturen
in
San
Diego
fecing
this
siteation
should
fear
Lhet
if
they
voted
for
the
Conference
to
undertake
another
large
sanitayrivm
exterprise,
they
=1lsc
would
be
called
upon
to
give
heir
financial
support
to
it.
Further,
it
1s
evident
that
the
securing
of
this
property
would
make
1t
even
more
difficult
to
secure
the
necns
they
needed
%c
develop
the
work
at
Paradise
Valley.
These
considerations,
tegether
with
the
fact
that
they
cid
net
lave
pre.
mnted
to
them
all
the
counsels
that
had
come
regarding
the
securing
of
Lome
Lirde,
are
doubtlecs
the
main
ressol.
why
ihe
brethren
assembled
in
San
Diego
felt
that
ther
oid
2eh
vote
fer
the
Conference
to
assume
the
responsi-
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